Doughnut-cutter



A. E. JOHNSON.

DOUGHNUT CUTTER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 17. I920.

1,380,5 0., Patent-ed June 7, 1921.

n enter o ALFRED E. JOHNSON, 0F RACINE. WISCONSIN.

DOUGHNUT-CUTTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. June I; 1921.

Application filed November 1'2, 1920. Serial No 424,593.

' purpose of cutting doughnuts and having in addition a positive meansfor ejecting the center dough from the hole utter the latter is cu vThe-"fintwings show inlg ui e 1 a perspective View; Fig.2 a bottom planView; Fig. 3 a detail of the ejecting trigger for ejecting the centerdough.

The invention consists, in the combination with the ordinary cutter 1..with circular inner'und outer blades and 3 resymctively,

supported in relative position by the cross piece 4, and having :1handle 5; of an ejecting trigger (3 set through ulincd slots 7 and 8,which are cut vertically through the walls of said inner and outerblades. The trigger'is pivoted near its outer end 9 to a,

vbracket 10 on the outer wall ot-thc blade 3 by a pivot pin 11. Theinner end of the trigger (3 is formed into a circular ejector 12 adaptedto play loosely up and down inside the inner blade 2.

. In use the center dough is rcn di ly thrown out from the inner blade 2by merely manipulnting the ejecting end 9 of the trigger 6.

While I have herein described a certain specific manner and method ofconstructing end assembling the elements of my invention 1t isunderstood that I may vary from the some in minor details, not departingfromthe spirit of my invention, so as best to construct a practicaldevice for the purpose intended as defined in the appended claims;

I claim: i

1. In combination with a doughnut cutter having: circular inner andouter blades, on ejecting trigger extended loosely outwardly through theWalls of said blades, as means for ejecting the center dough from theinner blade.

2. A doughnut cutter comprising circular inner and outer blades andhendleghnd an QJ'LCUDQ trigger loosely extended. through vcrtu-ul slotsin the walls of sand loledes, out? wardly to one side and pivoted forreciprocating motion I :3. in u doughnut. cutter embodying in- .ncr andouter circular blades; vertical and ulined slots cut through the Wallsof the blades; and an ejecting trigger pivotally mounted through sandslots with the inner end disposed within the inner blade and the outerend extended outside the outer blade.

ALFRED E. JOHN-SON.

' Witnesses:

BEN Lornn, RnINuoLD LEIDIOK.

